Rita Murphy Pomerleau Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Rita Murphy Pomerleau (Burlington, Vermont), who passed away on March 10, 2021 at the age of 100. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Helena Winnifred Helm and Denis Ignatius Murphy; her daughter Anne Marie; her husband Tony; her daughter Ellen Theresa; her granddaughter Jessica Anne; and her sisters, Laura, Frances, Alice and Stella.
She is survived by: her granddaughters, Anne Marie, Ellen Theresa and Jessica Pomerleau Halnon; her children, Ernest Pomerleau (Dee), Patricia Pomerleau, Elizabeth Pomerleau Mays (Thomas), Susan Pomerleau Corkery, Dennis Pomerleau, Rosemary Pomerleau, Alice Pomerleau Waxler (Brian) and Grace Pomerleau; her grandchildren, Alexis Pomerleau, Terrence Pomerleau (Natalie), Ellen Waxler McGinnis (Ryan), Drew Waxler, Madeline Waxler, Olivia Waxler (Judd Waite), Caroline Rita Mays, Lauren Mays Tsentas (Christos), Alexandra Mays, Charlotte Mays, Frank and Catherine Corkery; her great grandchildren, Spencer, Sullivan, Oliver and Arden; and also F. Daniel Corkery. She is also survived by nieces and nephews.
Their financial success allowed for many charities to benefit from their generosity and the "Antonio B. and Rita M. Foundation" will carry on helping Vermont institutions into the future.
